InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Love Can Do That to Ya, Kid ❯ A Death Caused, A Death Avoided ( Chapter 7 )

Oh, my God! You guys, thanks so much for all the reviews… my computer wouldn't let me read them until just now! Thanks!

Well, well, my friends! It's time for chapter seven of my longest and personal favorite fic, "Love Can Do That to Ya Kid." Reviews and E-mails are VERY appreciated.

I don't InuYasha… unless you count my dreams.

InuYasha: Eeeewww, I doan wanna know this!

Me: Ugh! You hentai! Not THAT kind of dream. I'm still young!

InuYasha: Keh!

Me: This entire fic is dedicated to Jamaica and Gloria. I'm rushing this seventh chapter along for J, and Glori likes to read anything Inu related.

InuYasha: Can't blame her.

ME: Conceited mutt!

InuYasha: Yup. Hey, who's this Jamaica person?

Me: A friend.

InuYasha: Yeah. Whatever. I don't think these people are real. You made them up, just like the way you are talking to me. Katie! I DON'T EXIST. At lest not in your reality.

Me: Shuddyup. Who are you to call me insane? Two loves. One's a living, breathing, beautiful miko and the other is a hollow dirt clump with a hate filled soul. AND YOU CAN'T DECIDE WHICH YOU LIKE BEST.

InuYasha: Keh. I told you, I don't love Kikyo.

Me: No. You told me what I have set as a reality in my world of fanfiction. Rumiko Takahashi says differently.

InuYasha: Huh? Hey.

Me: What?

I: Aren't you supposed to be writing something right about now?

Me: Baka, what do you think I'm DOING sitting here at my desk with this keyboard?

I: Writing.

Me: Very good. Two points. No, one. It took you long enough.

I: Hey! You know what I mean.

Me: Yes I do… which is why I'm leading this conversation elsewhere.

I: Why?

Me: Because I'm going to do something fairly nasty to you and Kagome and I don't want you to have to hear the gory details.

I: Nasty? `Bout time!

Me: Eeew. Have you seen a lemon in my fics yet? No… and there won't be one for quite some time. Not that sort of nasty. I meant evil, bad, wrong…ect.

I: Oh. So what's going to happen?

Me: Nothing that I will tell you about. You'll refuse if I warn you.

K: No we won't. Will we, InuYasha?

I: ::shakes his head::

Me: Well, it's not my fault then. No matter how much you refuse… I have absolute power… don't make me pull a Louis XIIII on you.

I&K: We know! Just tell us!

Me: Fine. One of you- don't ask which- is going to die fairly soon.

I&K&M&Sa&S ::GASP:: WHAT?

Whole Group: Which one of us?

Me: Don't ask… or I'll make this series an angst.

Kagome: You wouldn't.

Me: Kagome, if you don't think I would, you don't know me.

InuYasha: Not that I don't respect and appreciate your fine writing ability…

Me: InuYasha stop sucking up and spit it out.

InuYasha: Don't you dare threaten my Kagome like that!! Horrible witch. You may have control… but I'm one of the voices in your head. I'll drive you mad.

Me: InuYasha, Sweetheart? I'm already mad. Otherwise, I wouldn't have voices in my head to begin with. As for your Kagome.

InuYasha: What? ::scared::

Me: Threaten ME again and she won't be there in the next fic. I'll put my character (Arnica) in her place. Or maybe I won't use a character. Maybe it'll just be me.

InuYasha: Oh. My. Gods.

Me: Laugh.*

InuYasha: Kate? You know I love ya. If you don't wanna tell us who's on the death list… we won't complain. ::grabs Kagome's hand and tries to leave.::

Me: Oh, InuYasha?

I: ::Turns around:: Yes?

Me: I lied. I don't plan on killing anyone off anytime soon.

I: ::gapes:: You are a devious little witch, you know that.

Me: Thanks! ::hug Inu::

Well are ya'll convinced I'm nuts?

A Death Caused, A Death Avoided

"Kikyo! No!" InuYasha saw the holy arrow aimed at his only love's heart. Before he could think he swiftly jumped in front of her and allowed the arrow to bury itself in his right arm.

I've done it. I've killed InuYasha,' Kikyo thought. `I'm not as happy as I'd thought I'd be. But at least I can rest now.'

"Kikyo onee-sama!" Kaede ran out from her hut having heard all the commotion. "My sister, what have ye done?"

"Kaede, I'm sorry." She smiled. "I'm finally free." Kikyo slowly faded out and Kaede ran inside to wake the rest of the group. Kikyo was dead. Finally dead.

When she was gone, Kagome kneeled by her hanyou's side and saw that he was not yet dead, but dying. The holy arrow destroying his demon side and the human was bleeding out along with it. He was conscious.

"My…Kagome," he whispered, giving her the faintest of smiles. Kagome began to cry over him. "InuYasha…I'm…I'm sorry! I'm so sorry I didn't believe you! And now you're dying because of me. Why am I always in the way?" She sobbed and sobbed. InuYasha swallowed and spoke with great labor. One last message for his beloved. "Kagome. I love you with every piece of my heart and all of my soul. I die not because of you but because of me," he said, suddenly eloquent in his final moments. "I should have taken care of this long ago. Aishiteru, Kagome. My only regret is that we never had a shot at a true relationship."

"Aishiteru, InuYasha. Until the day I day and beyond." She leaned down to kiss him and felt him die beneath her lips. She looked down at him. He was smiling, happy at her affection in his dying moment.

She collapsed on top of his blood soaked body and cried. Tears mixed with blood. Miroku, Shippo, and Sango watched in silent tears while their friend cried over their protector.

Oooooh, I know! I'm soooo evil. InuYasha is DEAD!

InuYasha: YOU KILLED ME!

Me: Caught that, did you?

InuYasha: First Kagome's mad, then I'm shot as soon as she figures out I wasn't lying??!!! You stupid bitch, you made this an ANGST!

Me: Well… Kagome didn't believe me.

InuYasha: You didn't have to do something so drastic. Now what am I supposed to do during this? Sit here and watch you set me sweet innocent Kagome up with another guy? Who was it? Kouga? Hojo? C'mon. I know you, Katie. You're a twisted little wench and…

Me: Gods! InuYasha will you shut up? I wasn't going to do anything of the sort but if you don't stop yelling loud enough to wake my parents…

InuYasha: You'll do what? I'm already dead, baka!

Me: Oh… I'm not the baka. There are things MUCH worse than death, Inu-chan.

InuYasha: ::cower:: Like?

Me: ::laugh::

InuYasha: Oh, shit. I pissed her off again!